tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:09:27 +0000Known as “KT” to friends and family, Kevin Townsend is a seasoned fly-fisherman and upland bird-hunter who, accompanied by Iris - his black and white English Setter, passionately seeks Outdoor Adventure wherever it leads.http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/noreply@blogger.com (KT Diaries)Blogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-1521674960158416639Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:19:00 +00002009-04-27T13:51:25.618-05:00Client RedfishThe wind has blown from 15 - 35 knots everyday for about 3 weeks and I am sick of it. I had to cancel 3 charters last week. Darren Carlton, a new client from Denver was already in Port O' Connor and only had one day to fish chose to battle the wind on Saturday and go fly-fishing. On Friday I had done a lot of scouting and located 3 flats that were holding good numbers of reds. With the wind http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/04/darren-catching-reds-despite-wind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-1797108515568626801Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:03:00 +00002009-04-23T09:28:14.302-05:00Keys PoonMy friend, Cole Clarkson, also a guest on a couple of episodes of KT Diaries jumped this tarpon a couple of weeks ago in the Keys. Cole can fish. He is also possessed with tarpon, almost as much as I am. He says this was the best, most visible eat he had ever seen. The tarpon was laid up in an aqua depression on the flat. He saw the gills flare as the fish inhaled the fly. He then got 6 jumps http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/04/cole-jumps-poon-in-keys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-7768921880317604896Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:57:00 +00002009-04-21T12:05:59.175-05:00Took Sarah and Walter out on Sunday afternoon after the weather cleared. Beautiful day with some good folks. These people know how to enjoy a fishing day. They also know what color shirt to wear on a bluebird day. I wish all of my clients would learn from them. They each caught a nice keeper red, a first for Sarah.http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/04/back-in-port-o-connor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-2865722670217835296Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:27:00 +00002009-04-21T11:53:05.527-05:00Had the opportunity to guide Cliff and Jerry Mistretta in Port Aransas last week. I was able to scout and fish a couple of days before their arrival. Had a terrible start. 35 mph south wind made crossing the Corpus Christi channel a little dicey. Attempted to run into lighthouse lakes and immediately grounded my boat into the black mud. When I revved the motor to get out the prop sprayed up a 15 http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/04/guiding-in-port-aransas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-5944829429613126215Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:00:00 +00002009-04-21T11:11:09.944-05:00I've been back to the coast for a couple of weeks. I was able to scout the water for a couple of days before I started my guide trips. I got totally lucky and found the fish immediately. I stayed in a school of over 3oo redfish for a couple of hours and caught 15 or so on my little olive shrimp/crab imitation. This fly is deadly. I'll post a photo of the next ones I tie. I found the Jacks after http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/04/back-on-texas-coast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-8275234260280639550Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:49:00 +00002009-04-21T10:54:35.221-05:004lb largemouth and 4lb smallmouth caught out of the same holehttp://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/04/more-devils-bass.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-8975444978011056388Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:42:00 +00002009-04-21T10:44:43.072-05:00Underwater shots of smallieshttp://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/04/more-pics-from-devils.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-1760953083990756043Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:30:00 +00002009-04-21T10:39:38.782-05:00What a day. Kevin sent me upriver to scout some new water. I don't think that I am supposed to tell you about this, but I'll risk it. Caught around 15 smallmouth and 5 or 6 largemouth on an orange and root beer crawfish pattern I tied. At least half of these I was able to sight-fish for. Not many places that you can sight-fish bass in moving water. The place is a secret, but I'll include more http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/04/day-to-remember-on-devils.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-2485132936025226964Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:10:00 +00002009-04-21T10:24:57.043-05:00I told you these guys could take some photos. A Rio Grande Perch and a long-eared Sunfish from the Devil's River. Thanks to Steve and John for the pics.http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/04/pro-pics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-6993427675446702134Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:52:00 +00002009-04-21T09:58:50.504-05:00Steve and John, editor and photographer. These two really know what there doing. There fishing skills were superb. Their photos are unbelievable. I'll sneak in a couple on my next post. Oh yeah, they know how to enjoy their work!!http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/04/southwest-flyfishing-magazine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-8152679828243765564Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:37:00 +00002009-04-21T09:48:44.764-05:00The second stop on the photo shoot was The Devils River, near Del Rio. The trip into the Devils is always an adventure. Hard to believe you are in Texas.http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/04/photo-shoot-on-devils-river.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-4063844813546640098Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:18:00 +00002009-04-21T09:32:12.829-05:00Kevin Stubbs, with Expedition Outfitters invited me on a photo shoot with Steve Probasco and John Luke, editor and photographer from Southwest Flyfishing Magazine. The first float of the trip was on the San Marcos River. Tiffany Fluitt, owner of Gruene Outfitters joined us for the day. We caught a few smallies and a couple of nice largemouths. Really fun day with new friends. The other boat was http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/04/fishing-san-marcos-river.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-3500414856883298987Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:51:00 +00002009-04-21T09:08:09.419-05:00Poco is doing great, showing lots of promise. She is pointing a quail wing here. Mom, Rosie with Poco, sleeping at the lodge. Rosie has completely recovered from the puppies. I was in Nebraska for a week and ran the dogs everyday. We have an unbelievable amount of pheasants left after a great season. All the dogs did great.http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/04/poco-pointing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-2039461804115820949Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:23:00 +00002009-03-24T15:56:57.217-05:00Brad Young, ex Green River guide, residing in Austin these days caught the striper on Lake Buchanan. He realized after eating the fish that it was a line class record.Cole Clarkson caught the largemouth on his secret lake somewhere in Virginia.http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/03/lucky-friends.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-82010355597152997Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:12:00 +00002009-03-24T15:22:08.735-05:00http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/03/last-day-of-nebraska-season.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-877896675243043272Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:54:00 +00002009-03-24T15:04:50.967-05:00I have been in Nebraska for the last week training my new pup, Poco, and closing down my hunting operation. Had a great season. We had fifteen hunters on the last weekend of the season and limited with 45 birds on the last day. A surprising amount of these were shot off of points which is pretty rare for late season birds. Poco is 3 months old tomorrow and has been a dream to train so far. She ishttp://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/03/puppy-training.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-2780982227709791388Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:03:00 +00002009-03-24T14:53:45.031-05:00http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/03/training-poco.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-2846674772456237244Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:54:00 +00002009-03-14T21:57:51.128-05:0022 incheshttp://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/03/big-texas-rainbow_14.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-3034945562776809196Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:45:00 +00002009-03-14T21:46:40.885-05:00http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/03/big-texas-rainbow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-1641151973012384528Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:37:00 +00002009-03-14T21:43:37.347-05:00http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/03/trout-on-guadalupe_14.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-5358550481499133076Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:29:00 +00002009-03-14T21:37:20.807-05:00Fished the Guadalupe last week with my friend Kevin Stubbs with Expedition Outfitters. Stellar day. Not a cloud in the sky, mid 70's and the trout were hungry. They were keyed on the trico hatch. Eating the adult as a dry-fly in the a.m. Drowned spinners after that. Caught fish in every run. I am always by the quality of this fishery. Though, it is a stocked fishery, there is so much carryover http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/03/trout-on-guadalupe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-3959818348812690670Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:18:00 +00002009-03-14T21:24:16.448-05:00http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/03/new-pups_14.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-9187584230564373388Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:40:00 +00002009-03-14T21:13:44.249-05:00I was given a fully trained 5 year old English Setter, Rosie, by a field trialer in Montana, Shannon Nygard. An upcoming episode is about our first hunt together. Rio my male and Rosie bred successfully on the opening day of pheasant season. Rosie delivered 5 healthy pups. They are all living with their new owners except the one I kept. Her name is Poco. They were all pointing at 5 weeks old. http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/03/new-pups.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-6814510796311864095Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:00:00 +00002009-03-12T20:05:29.818-05:00Quail hunting off of my friend Bert Jones Tennessee Walkers with our setters and pointers working ahead. 45,000 acres of the best quail habitat I've ever seen. Pointed 11 coveys in 4 hours. Shot a few birds. The most enjoyable quail hunt of my life. I can assure you Bert hasn't lost a step since his days in the NFL.http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/03/horseback-quail-hunt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425164018273908242.post-4447645480048209057Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:52:00 +00002009-03-12T20:00:27.736-05:00http://www.ktdiaries.com/ktblog/2009/03/horseback-texas-quail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kt)0